Cross Keys




Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 104
State: PA
County: Monroe
Municipality: Coolbaugh
USGS Quad: Tobyhanna
Watershed: Lehigh
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Riparian Depression
Disturbance Class: Pristine
Dominant Vegetation Class: SS
Wetland Area: ---
Year(s) Sampled: 2000



Site 104 - Cross Keys


Vegetation

Mean Site Cover
Herbaceous: 30% (range 5 - 70%)
Woody: 11.7% (range 5 - 20%)

Dominant Species
Vegetation Type
Scientific name (common name)
NWI
Herbaceous Layer Sphagnum sp. (Sphagnum) NI
Polytrichum sp. (Moss) ---
Rubus hispidus (Bristly blackberry) 2
Carex intumescens (Bladder sedge) 1.67
Spiraea alba latifolia (Broadleaf meadowsweet) 2.67
Shrub Layer Vaccinium corymbosum (Highbush blueberry) 2.33
Spiraea alba latifolia (Broadleaf meadowsweet) 2.67
Kalmia angustifolia (Sheep laural) 3
Vaccinium angustifolium (Lowbush blueberry) 4.33
Andromeda glaucophylla (Bog rosemary) 1
Tree Layer
Betula populifolia (Gray birch) 3
Acer rubrum (Red maple) 3
Sorbus americana (American mountain ash) 4
Amelanchier sp. (Service berry) NI
Alnus incana (Speckled alder) NI


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.34
Shrub: 2.69
Tree: 3.06
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.29
Shrub: 2.67
Tree: 3.33
Species Richness:
Total: 34
Herbaceous: 23
Shrubs: 6
Trees: 5